Homes and property news
Cabinet asked to approve £250m investment in council’s housing stock
Plans to invest more than £250m to raise the standard of council housing for families across Swindon are being tabled at the Council’s Cabinet meeting next week (12 Feb).
Published: Thursday, 6th February 2025-
Housing team visits more than 180 ‘hidden’ tenants to offer support
Visiting housing tenants to ask open questions and generate meaningful conversations is the focus of a new intervention initiative by Swindon Borough Council.
Published: Wednesday, 22nd January 2025 -
Housing services inspection underway after Council’s self-referral
Swindon’s council housing services are being inspected by the independent regulator after the Borough Council sought advice on how it is performing against new regulatory standards.
Published: Friday, 13th December 2024 -
Park South homes to benefit from £6m energy improvements programme
More than 100 Swindon Borough Council-owned properties in Park South will be made more energy efficient as part of a £6m investment project.
Published: Monday, 25th November 2024 -
Adapted bungalows in Moredon and Walcot progressing to plan
Ongoing work to build new fully adapted in bungalows in both Moredon and Walcot is progressing well.
Published: Thursday, 14th November 2024 -
Homeline duo receive top award for saving life of resident
Two Swindon Borough Council employees have been presented with bronze medals from the Society for the Protection of Life from Fire after saving someone’s life last year.
Published: Friday, 6th September 2024 -
Work to start on next phase of landmark Swindon development
Work is set to start on the next phase of Wichelstowe, Swindon’s landmark new housing development, which will deliver thousands of much-needed new homes over the next 15 years.
Published: Thursday, 25th July 2024 -
More adapted bungalows being built in Moredon
A further eight homes are being built in Moredon to support people with disabilities or those who require live-in care.
Published: Wednesday, 29th May 2024 -
Queens Drive affordable housing scheme nears completion
A £34m affordable housing scheme along Queens Drive is nearing completion with the final units being handed over to tenants in the coming weeks.
Published: Tuesday, 20th February 2024 -
Self-service machine installed at Council-run sheltered housing scheme
A trial is underway to help sheltered housing residents access council services without them having to leave the comfort of their own home.
Published: Thursday, 1st February 2024 -
Plan to use modular homes to help homeless families to go before Cabinet
A proposal to spend more than £2m on modular, self-contained accommodation could save Swindon Borough Council up to £326,000 a year and prevent homeless families from being housed in B&Bs and hotels.
Published: Tuesday, 14th November 2023 -
Solar Together scheme offers cost-effective solar panel and battery storage installation for residents and businesses
Households and businesses across Wiltshire and Swindon have the opportunity to save on energy bills and generate their own electricity.
Published: Monday, 12th June 2023 -
Swindon given £1.5m for council housing improvements in Park South
Council tenants will benefit from energy efficient upgrades to their homes after Swindon Borough Council was awarded £1.5m from the Government’s Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund.
Published: Thursday, 23rd March 2023 -
County Ground sale moves closer after contracts exchanged
Swindon Town Football Club has edged a step closer to the purchase of The County Ground as part of a joint venture that will see the stadium jointly owned with supporters.
Published: Monday, 6th February 2023 -
Major Swindon tower block in need of multi-million pound investment
Councillors will discuss plans to invest £5m to make the exterior of one of Swindon’s most prominent buildings safe.
Published: Thursday, 26th January 2023 -
Council reminds residents to go through official channels to offer help to Ukrainian refugees
Swindon Borough Council is reminding kind-hearted local residents they must follow official procedures before opening up their homes to Ukrainian refugees.
Published: Friday, 1st April 2022 -
Planning permission granted for up to 1,550 new homes at the New Eastern Villages
The latest phase of what will be one of the largest greenfield developments in the country has been given planning permission by Swindon Borough Council.
Published: Tuesday, 31st August 2021 -
Queens Drive £34m regeneration project moves on to next stage
The next phase of a regeneration project which will see £34m invested as part of a development on Queens Drive has started.
Published: Friday, 13th August 2021 -
New electric vehicle charging infrastructure in place at flagship housing development
One of Swindon’s newest housing developments is preparing for a greener future thanks to the installation of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure.
Published: Wednesday, 27th January 2021 -
Council’s flagship housing development making good progress
The first phase of a major project to build 149 affordable homes in Swindon is now beginning to take shape.
Published: Thursday, 31st December 2020 -
Council encourages tenants to have their say on rent proposals
Swindon Borough Council tenants will be given the chance to have their say on proposals to change the amount of rent they pay in 2021/22.
Published: Tuesday, 15th December 2020 -
Wolsely Avenue to be partially closed as Queens Drive redevelopment progresses
A Park South road will be partially closed next week while a temporary bridge is erected to enable the Queens Drive redevelopment to continue.
Published: Friday, 11th December 2020 -
Council to receive £650k to help house rough sleepers
Swindon Borough Council is to receive £650,000 from the Government to provide secure accommodation for rough sleepers.
Published: Thursday, 5th November 2020 -
Council thanks the GW Hotel for helping rough sleepers during pandemic
Swindon Borough Council has issued a heartfelt thank you to the team at the GW Hotel for helping to keep rough sleepers safe during the coronavirus pandemic.
Published: Tuesday, 21st July 2020 -
Sparcells homes built by the Council sold within weeks of completion
Six homes built by Swindon Borough Council’s housing company have been sold just a few weeks after being built.
Published: Monday, 6th July 2020 -
Council reaches out to residents with homelessness Q&A
Facebook users in Swindon were this week given a glimpse into the work Swindon Borough Council does to help homeless people and rough sleepers.
Published: Thursday, 9th January 2020 -
Council opens consultation on rent setting for Council tenants
Swindon Borough Council has opened a consultation into its proposals for a change in rent for council housing tenants.
Published: Monday, 23rd December 2019 -
Specialist bungalows being built by Council’s housing company now on sale
Fourteen new adaptable bungalows are now being offered for sale by the Swindon Housing Company.
Published: Friday, 1st November 2019 -
Major £30m affordable homes project to go before Planning Committee
Proposals to build 149 affordable homes on land at Queens Drive could be given the go ahead next week.
Published: Monday, 5th August 2019 -
House building gets underway at next phase of Wichelstowe
House building has officially started on the new phase of Wichelstowe, the landmark development south of Swindon.
Published: Thursday, 1st August 2019 -
Health and Wellbeing Board approves strategy to reduce numbers of rough sleepers
An ambitious strategy to reduce the numbers of rough sleepers in Swindon has been approved by members of the Health and Wellbeing Board.
Published: Monday, 15th July 2019 -
House extensions made simple with free Council workshops
Residents in Swindon are invited to a series of free workshops with Swindon Borough Council planners and surveyors to discuss their home building projects of all sizes.
Published: Monday, 8th April 2019 -
Building work set to start on latest Council housing company development
The next homes to be built by Swindon Borough Council’s housing company will begin to take shape over the coming weeks.
Published: Monday, 25th March 2019 -
Demolition work will pave the way for £30m Queens Drive regeneration scheme
A former Council housing block will be demolished over the coming weeks as a £30m project to build 149 affordable homes moves a step closer.
Published: Friday, 22nd March 2019 -
Council’s housing company set to build specialist adaptable bungalows in Shaw
Swindon Borough Council’s commercial house building programme will step up a gear when work to build 14 adaptable bungalows starts next month.
Published: Friday, 15th March 2019 -
Views sought for Council’s plans to end rough sleeping
Members of the public are being encouraged to give their views on Swindon Borough Council’s ambitious plans to tackle rough sleeping.
Published: Monday, 7th January 2019 -
Council wins case against landlord in breach of HMO licence
A rogue landlord has been fined more than £5,000 and ordered to pay a further £4,000 after Swindon Borough Council took action to protect his tenants.
Published: Tuesday, 18th December 2018 -
Light at the end of the Tunnel for pedestrians as walkway’s opening hours extended
A key pedestrian walkway which links the Town Centre with the McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Swindon has been fully reopened, thanks to Swindon Borough Council.
Published: Monday, 26th November 2018 -
Swindon Night Shelter to run new Riverside day centre
A new day centre which will act as a safe space for some of the town’s most vulnerable people will be run by Swindon Night Shelter, it has been confirmed.
Published: Wednesday, 7th November 2018 -
Improving digital services for Swindon Borough Council tenants
Swindon Borough Council has launched a new online repairs system for its tenants to make the process for reporting problems more efficient and convenient.
Published: Friday, 2nd November 2018 -
Council to hand popular community centre to Age UK
Toothill Community Centre will be transformed into a vibrant activity hub as Age UK Wiltshire prepares to take over the running of the centre.
Published: Thursday, 18th October 2018 -
Location confirmed for Temporary Winter Housing project and new day centre
The Council’s scheme to house rough sleepers during the winter months will this year be based at the former Riverside School site off Queens Drive.
Published: Friday, 7th September 2018 -
Young Wardens scheme back for summer holidays
Eighty children will be putting their summer holidays to good use when they take part in a free education programme which launches this week.
Published: Tuesday, 31st July 2018 -
Lydiard House is given new lease of life as repair works get underway
Vital maintenance work to rejuvenate historic Lydiard House has begun in earnest.
Published: Tuesday, 24th July 2018 -
Rough sleepers to receive additional help over winter period with return of temporary housing scheme
Swindon Borough Council will for the second year running offer special temporary winter housing provision for the town’s most vulnerable rough sleepers.
Published: Thursday, 12th July 2018 -
Council praised by judge as Closure Order shuts County Road drug den
Residents plagued by repeated incidents of anti-social behaviour can finally breathe easy following Swindon Borough Council’s successful attempt to shut down a drug den.
Published: Tuesday, 26th June 2018 -
First owners of Euclid Terrace property receive their keys
Seven new three-bedroom homes in Euclid Street, a few metres away from the Civic Offices, have been built and sold by Swindon Borough Council.
Published: Friday, 8th June 2018
